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Not only on the Atref website: How do you defend against cybercrime?

The hack into Atref website servers is a disturbing reminder that makes clear how much we are all exposed to computer crimes.

How can you defend yourself against such offenses and when is it advisable to turn to a cyber investigation?

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Shmulik Maman, in collaboration with Zap Legal

Thursday, 11 November 2021, 09:52 Updated: 10:05

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One million users of the Atref app recently had to deal with a cyber attack by a group of Iranian hackers, who broke into the site's servers and demanded a ransom of $ 1 million in exchange for not disclosing users' information. Ransomware attacks of this kind are one of the most terrifying threats faced in recent years by individuals, organizations, public bodies, companies and in fact - any group or person who uses the Internet.

We share our personal lives online, express our opinions in it, do our shopping in it and store our memories in virtual storage repositories. In addition, our most personal information is stored on the hosting servers of the sites we use, so we are actually exposed from every direction.

You must have heard in the past about people receiving personal messages for the payment of ransom, you may remember the attack on the servers of the insurance company "Shirbit" about a year ago, but in fact under the concept of cybercrimes are a variety of annoying crimes.

One of the most troubling things about the subject is that the identities of the criminals behind it - it seems - are undetectable.

This is exactly why the field of cyber investigations was created.

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What are cyber investigations?

Cyber ​​investigations are investigations designed to locate information on the web. Many times, as mentioned, there is a sense that the criminals behind the cybercrimes, especially if they are sophisticated intrusions into secure sites, are almost undetectable, but private investigators who specialize in the cyber field are able to track digital footprints that criminals leave behind.

This is especially true when it comes to people who are not experts in the field, as as will be detailed immediately, most private investigations in the cyber field do not focus at all on hackers who manage to break into huge sites, but on cyber crimes committed between private individuals. The most common types of investigations in cyber are:

- ransom, hacking unsecured, exposing customer information, etc.

- identity theft, your personal information to impersonate, "phishing" Daliyat confidential information etc.

- For Properties Lost / assets that have been hidden within the framework of conflict divorce, locating debtors and exposing their financial situation real, locating dormant bank accounts, etc.

- Find slanderers network, profiles fictitious, spreading Pick News and more

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How do you defend against cybercrime?

If you suspect that you have fallen victim to one of the offenses mentioned above and want to confirm or refute your suspicions, and in case of need to file a complaint about the offender and have him come to his punishment, you need evidence. To do this, it is recommended to contact an investigation office that specializes in cybercrime. Do not try to do it yourself because you do not have the necessary knowledge and technological tools, and also because any independent investigation findings you make will not be acceptable. A professional investigative office is the only body authorized to conduct investigations under the law, and the evidence obtained by it can be used with you later, in the legal proceedings that will be opened against the offender.

It is important to take into account that since we are all online today in all areas of life, even investigations that are not defined as cyber investigations may require online monitoring - evidence of infidelity, for example, can be found on social networks, details of the traitor's bank accounts, apps and more. Therefore, it is important to make sure that the investigative office you are contacting has the appropriate resources to conduct online surveillance and cyber investigations, and has experience that allows it to properly prepare for any scenario and respond creatively in real time. After the results of the investigation are in your hands, you should contact a lawyer who specializes in the field in order to exhaust the sentence with the exposed criminal, and return justice to you.

Shmulik Maman

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: 053-9382862

courtesy of Zap Legal The

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